FTSE 100 movers: Beazley gains again; Burberry in the red

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,173.07 in afternoon trade on Friday.

Beazley was on the rise again, having surged to the top of the index on Thursday after it delivered a record first-half profit of $728.9m.

Miners Antofagasta and Glencore were both higher after data showed that consumer price inflation accelerated more than expected in July in China.

Entain also rallied for the second day in a row after the sports betting and gaming group lifted its full-year guidance on Thursday following a stronger-than-expected second quarter.

On the downside, luxury fashion brand Burberry was the worst performer, closely followed by Spirax-Sarco, whose results on Thursday revealed lower-than-expected first-half pre-tax profit amid challenging trading conditions.

FTSE 100 - Risers

easyJet (EZJ) 436.10p 3.02% Beazley (BEZ) 725.50p 2.83% United Utilities Group (UU.) 988.20p 2.11% JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 124.90p 1.88% Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,845.50p 1.74% Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 484.80p 1.68% Glencore (GLEN) 409.70p 1.61% Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 156.15p 1.59% Entain (ENT) 557.80p 1.42% NATWEST GROUP (NWG) 332.90p 1.37%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

Burberry Group (BRBY) 684.40p -2.31% Spirax Group (SPX) 7,740.00p -2.03% Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (PSH) 3,554.00p -1.88% Smurfit Westrock (DI) (SWR) 3,064.00p -1.79% Centrica (CNA) 123.60p -1.12% Schroders (SDR) 335.00p -1.00% Smith & Nephew (SN.) 1,166.00p -0.98% DCC (CDI) (DCC) 5,135.00p -0.96% Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 56.66p -0.74% Weir Group (WEIR) 1,890.00p -0.74%